Sanaullah Bhat

Sanaullah Bhat (14 November 1922 – 25 November 2009), also known as Khawaja Sonaullah Bhat,[1] was an Indian journalist, author and columnist who wrote in Urdu. He was the founding editor of the Daily Aftab, a newspaper in Jammu and Kashmir. He is considered to be the father of the press in Kashmir. He wrote several books, including Ahd nāmah-yi Kashmīr.

Sanaullah Bhat
Born(1922-11-14)14 November 1922
Died25 November 2009(2009-11-25) (aged 87)
Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Jammu and Kashmir, India
OccupationJournalist
Notable workDaily Aftab

Life and career

Sanaullah Bhat was born on 14 November 1922.[2] His journalism career began in 1953 when he founded a weekly newspaper named Kashmir that was published from Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir.[2]

In 1957, Bhat began publishing Aftab, a daily Urdu newspaper, and was its editor for over 40 years.[1][2][3] He contributed the column Khazar Sochta Hai Wular Ke Kinare (transl. Khizer thinks at the banks of Wular) to the newspaper.[4] The Aftab was registered with the Indian Registrar of Newspapers in 1965.[5] The role of Aftab in Kashmiri journalism has been called exceptional.[6]

Bhat is thought to be the first to use offset printing for a newspaper in Jammu and Kashmir.[1] The Indian Express credits him with bringing photo journalism to the state.[1] He has been described as the "father of journalism" in Kashmir.[7][6][4] On the thirteenth anniversary of his death, Farooq Abdullah called him a devoted objective journalist and "the one who introduced street sale of newspapers" there. Omar Abdullah, a former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, described him as a pioneer of journalism in Kashmir.[4] According to Shabir Shah, the founder of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party, analysing the Kashmir politics and presenting "it in the backdrop of subcontinent" was Bhat's routine affair work.[6]

In 1975, Bhat was elected the first president of Kashmir Press Club.[8] He died on 25 November 2009 at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, in Soura, Srinagar.[1]

Publications

Bhat's works include:[9]

  • Kashmir In Flames: An Untold Story of Kashmirʼs Political Affairs. Srinagar: Ali Mohammad. 1981. OCLC 10149952.
  • ʻAhd nāmah-yi Kashmīr
  • Kashmīr, 1947 se 1977 tak [Kashmir, from 1947 until 1977] (in Urdu). Je. Ke. Āfsaṭ Prinṭar. 1980. OCLC 8689496.

References
  1. "Khawaja Sonaullah Bhat passes away in Srinagar". Indian Express. 25 November 2009.
  2. Molvi, Bilal (25 November 2021). "مرحوم ثناءاللہ بٹ صحافت کے اُفق پر ایک چمکتا ہوا تارہ". Daily Aftab (in Urdu).
  3. Moore, Molly; Anderson, John Ward (21 May 1995). "Kashmir in Flames: Why India Hides from the Truth". The Washington Post.
  4. "NC pays tributes to Khawaja Sanaullah Bhat on his 13th death anniversary". Greater Kashmir. 25 November 2022.
  5. Showkat, Nayeem (October–December 2020). "Mapping the Mediasphere in Jammu & Kashmir". SAGE Open. 10 (4): 4. doi:10.1177/2158244020968076. S2CID 228845152.
  6. "Shabir pays rich tributes to Kashmir media doyen, Sona Ullah Aftab". Scoop News. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  7. "Khawaja Sanaullah was shining star of Kashmiri journalistic history: Yasin Malik". Kashmir News Service. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  8. "Forgotten story of Kashmir's first Press Club". The Dispatch. 11 February 2022.
  9. "Baṭ, S̲anāʼullāh 1922-". WorldCat. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

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